Curt Davis vs. Dave Patterson — Career Comparison

Curt Davis
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dave Patterson
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Curt Davis built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Patterson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Curt Davis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.264 compared to 5.26 and 1.698 for Dave Patterson. By the career numbers, Curt Davis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Curt Davis and Dave Patterson

Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
1.66
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.11
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.09
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
0.61
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.68
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.51
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.67
54.67
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.5
65.5
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.55
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.13
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.02
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
3.42
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
5.26
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2459
9.52
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
10.53
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.55
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.85
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.85
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.74
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.02
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684
2.65
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.77
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.057
1.057
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.18
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9752
37.75
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
40.42
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.43
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.23
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
4
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.94
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9226
35.71
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
36
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.42
40.42

Fielding Stats for Curt Davis and Dave Patterson

Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.11
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
27
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.02
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.85
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.87
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.87
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.32
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.776
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Curt Davis and Dave Patterson

Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
449
298.01
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
2466.67
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
904
600
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
813
539.6
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
109.51
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
90.93
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
11.28
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.3
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
18.58
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.17
31.97
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.06
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
142.7
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
128.1
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
46.46
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
53.76
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
92.92
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.41
30.8
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-21.71
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
18.58
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
116.81
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
41.81
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
12.61
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.66
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0